Improvement in congress gaiters



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Patented March 16, 1875.

T. m A. or m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. TUTEWILER, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CONGRESS GAITERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,854, dated March16, 1875; application filed February 25, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. TUTEWILER, of Indianapolis, in the countyofM-arion and State of Indiana, have invented certain Improvements inCongress Gaiters; and do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,forming a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object to furnish a shoe combining theadvantages of the Congress gaiter with those of a top-boot; and itconsists in extending the back and the vamp or forequarters of a shoeabove the elastic gore, with openings at the sides secured by buttons orother appropriate fastenings.

The drawing represents a shoe made in the form of an ordinary Congressgaiter, but with the back and forequarters extended to form the flaps Aand B, arranged to lap over the upper part of the elastic gore O, insuch a manner as to cover the open space above the gore.

This construction possesses many obvious a lvantages. The boot or gaiteris easily fitted to or removed from the foot, and furnishes a firmsupport to the ankle. By lapping the extended parts over and across theelastic gore, in the manner described, the latter is in a great measureprevented from losing its elasticity, as it usually does very soon inthe ordinary Congress gaiter, for when my improved gaiter is on thefoot, and the extended upper parts fastened around the ankle, the strainon the gore is much lessened. The extension also protects the elasticfrom rubbing,

and prevents its Wearing out by contact with

